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Nazneen Rahman is a geneticist in the UK who finds genes that predispose to cancer and use them to help patients. She was a guest on #sciencechat on Wednesday, September 11, 2013.

You’ve been using social media for years to keep up with your friends, but what about networking and trying to get a job?

The department’s ACS student affiliates’ chapter was this year’s recipient of the Green Chemistry award. This accolade was given in addition to their chapter being named an outstanding chapter for the third year running – a feat that few others nationally can claim. In making the award, which was accepted at the 2013 National meeting […]

I was drawn to research on neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s. But by 1987, I switched to neuropsychiatric diseases, and that’s what I’ve been focused on ever since.

I first became interested in drugs to treat brain diseases with I was a pharmacy student at Northeastern in the early 1980s. After I got my PhD in medicinal chemistry at the University of California–San Francisco, I returned to Boston for a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School. At the time, I was drawn to research on neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s. But by 1987, I switched to neuropsychiatric diseases,…

Thomas R. Gilbert was recently elected to the American Chemical Society Board of Directors. He will serve as the director for District I, which includes New England, New York, and parts of Pennsylvania. Gilbert, whose research focus at Northeastern is chemical and science education, has been a member of the ACS since 1968, and has […]

The department hosted a two day conference on Indo-US academic collaborations in July. Attended by over 100 delegates from Indian Universities, including vice-chancellors of no less than fifteen, the event was opened with remarks from Provost Director. Lecture and breakout sessions facilitated discussions on how Northeastern’s co-op model may benefit Indian universities, and mechanisms for […]

In a special #sciencechat we look at some of the facts and figures of the College of Science at Northeastern University.

In a special #sciencechat we look at some of the facts and figures of the College of Science at Northeastern University.

Alter­na­tive energy sources are often touted as the solu­tion to the waning global supply of oil and mounting evi­dence of carbon-​​induced cli­mate change.

Nick Polanchik, a rising second year biology major and math minor, was an Orientation Leader over the summer. On Wednesday, August 7, during #sciencechat, he answered questions about what students can expect when they arrive on campus in just a few weeks.

North­eastern is one of 20 U.S. uni­ver­si­ties committed to a greener way of doing and teaching chem­istry.

Several of our students were the recipients of prestigious awards this year. Lisseth Silva was named as an NSF doctoral fellow, following in the footsteps of Joslynn Lee last year. Another of the 2013 awards went to BS-MS alumna Lauren Chapman who is studying for her PhD at the California Institute of Technology. Another award […]